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Course Syllabus

Bachelor 2022/2023

Speech Culture

Type: Compulsory course (Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication)
Area of studies: Linguistics
Delivered by: School of Foreign Languages
Where: School of Foreign Languages
When: 3 year, 2-4 module
Mode of studies: distance learning
Online hours: 20
Open to: students of one campus
Instructors: Yulia Badryzlova, Daria Ulkhanovna Mirzaeva, Adzhieva Salima, Irina Terentieva, Mariia Tsygunova
Language: English
ECTS credits: 5
Contact hours: 86

Course Syllabus

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The «Speech Practice» course for 3 rd year students aims to develop students' communicative competence in the area of English for Specific and Academic Purposes and is connected to students' specialisation. The students will develop their communicative competence in all skills and aspects beyond the C1 level. The skills developed in the course include extralinguistic ones such as establishing connections between ideas, interpreting numerical data, providing and applying feedback. Students will be required to actively participate in class discussions, submit graded tasks and present oral performances.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The principle goal of is formation of professional and academic competencies (including instrumental and social and personal competencies), defined in the Education Standard of HSE in the field of study 45.03.02 “Linguistics”. The main goal is the formation of: ● Foreign language communicative competencies at the C1+ level, including sub-competencies: ● Linguistic competence (lexical items and grammar rules knowledge); ● Sociolinguistic competence (skills of using and interpretation of linguistic forms according to the situation/context); ● Discursive competence (skills of understanding and logical composing of certain statements for the purpose of notional communication); ● Strategic competence (skills of using verbal and nonverbal strategies for compensation of lack of knowledge; ● Sociocultural competency (certain degree of sociocultural context knowledge); ● Social competence (willing and readiness to cooperate with others, skills of situations control). It’s important to mention, that the main goal of the 3rd-year course is the acquisition of foreign language communicative competence components in the field of English for Specific and Academic Purpose in order to create the basis for further professional disciplines and the use of the English language for research.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • - Employ cause-and-effect language in a variety of context at the basic and advanced levels;
  • - Express their opinion upon ways to teach foreign languages;
  • - Make longer presentations upon problems and issues of language and the brain.
  • - Paraphrase implementing various strategies
  • - Participate in a job interview;
  • - Predict the meaning of a word based on its origin.
  • - Recognise the functions of modal verbs and their equivalents.
  • - Speak about habits using a variety of structures;
  • - Structure a problems-and-solutions presentation and prepare slides for it
  • - Summarize the text and express the opinion about the ideas presented in the text.
  • - Understand job requirements in terms of hard and soft skills;
  • - Understand what makes a text cohesive.
  • - Use a range of advanced vocabulary in writing and speaking.
  • - Use a range of strategies to make one’s writing cohesive.
  • - Use a range of unreal verb forms;
  • - Use a variety of modal verbs and their equivalents in speaking.
  • - Use advanced comparative and superlative structures.
  • - Use appropriate negative suffixes and prefixes.
  • - Use relative clauses in speaking and writing;
  • - Use reporting verbs and structures in writing
  • - Use some uncountable nouns with the indefinite article.
  • - Use storytelling when giving a presentation.
  • - Use structures for comparison and contrast in writing and speaking.
  • - Use tentative and emphatic language in speaking and writing.
  • - Use the passive voice for various purposes.
  • - Use topic-related vocabulary appropriately;
  • - Use vocabulary guessing strategies
  • - Vary sentence length in writing
  • - Vary vocabulary and use descriptive language in storytelling.
  • - Write a letter of reference/ a covering letter.
  • - Write a problem-solution proposal
  • - Write a short story on a topic specified in the programme.
  • - Write a summary of a chapter from an academic book.
  • - Write an evaluation essay.
  • - Write an extended synthesis essay.
  • Analyse and synthesise information;
  • Contrast and compare information;
  • Distinguish between fact and opinion;
  • Distinguish between the main idea and supporting details.
  • Identify cause and effect relationships;
  • Identify logical connections;
  • Identify problems and suggest possible solutions;
  • Listen to authentic texts of various genres (radio shows, academic lectures, interviews, etc.) for gist, for detail and for specific information;
  • Make notes when reading authentic texts;
  • Manage time and resources;
  • Participate in a dialogue using phrases for emphasis and reinforcement, agreement and disagreement, asking for information, expressing opinion, backtracking and correcting, etc.;
  • Plan, execute, and control independent work;
  • Plan, structure, create and edit a range of written products such as various types of essays, summaries, proposals according to academic conventions;
  • Present research findings supporting them with visual aids;
  • read authentic texts of various genres (newspaper and journal articles, blogs, etc.) for gist, for detail and for specific information;
  • Refer to sources correctly to avoid plagiarism;
  • Summarise information from one or various sources;
  • Support an opinion with evidence, examples and statistics;
  • Take notes when listening to authentic texts;
  • Use advanced and academic vocabulary and structures to produce written and spoken texts;
  • Use annotation techniques when reading;
  • Use assessment criteria when executing a task;
  • Use background knowledge;
  • Use fair academic practices;
  • Use graphical devices to present information.
  • Use linking devices for coherence and cohesion.
  • Use monolingual dictionaries, thesauruses, and dictionaries of collocations to enlarge the vocabulary range;
  • Use samples for writing and speaking;
  • Use self- and peer-assessment, give feedback;
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • 3rd year. Speech Culture. Topic 2. Language and mind.
  • 3rd year. Speech Culture. Topic 3. Culture.
  • 3rd year. Speech Culture. Topic 4. Impact of information technologies
  • 3rd year. Speech Culture. Topic 5. Past and future.
  • 3rd year. Speech Culture. Topic 6. Labour market.
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Modules 2&3: Unit tests
    Modules 2 and 3 are taken into consideration. Unit tests are administered at the end of every unit. Tutors may alternatively choose an online format. In case of absence, a student is only allowed to retake the unit test having provided a medical certificate (sick note). Online tests cannot be retaken.
  • non-blocking Modules 2&3: In-class participation and attendance
    Modules 2 and 3 are taken into consideration. Assessed in the following way. Attendance + active participation = 1. Attendance + lack of / no participation = 0,4. N/A = 0. For instance, modules 2 and 3 have 24 classes in total, which is 24 points max. If a student attends and actively participates in 14 classes, just attends 7 classes with no participation and skips 3 classes: 1) 14 * 1 + 7 * 0,4 + 3 * 0 = 16,8 points out of 24 points max; 2) 16,8 * 10 / 24 = 7 out of 10 is the "In-class participation and attendance" grade. Students who were absent can be allowed to "retake" this section if they can provide a sick note. They will have to complete an in-class task of tutor's choice. However, 0,4 points is max in this case and the deadline for submissions is set by a tutor, at least one week before the exam period.
  • non-blocking Modules 2&3: Productive
    Modules 2 and 3 are taken into consideration. This part includes all assignments: home tasks, presentations, in-class discussions, quizzes, etc. Students who were absent can be allowed to "retake" this section if they can provide a sick note. The deadline for such submissions is set by a tutor, at least one week before the exam period. Late submissions can be allowed at tutor's discretion, yet with 7 points max and an additional deadline not later than a week after the original one.
  • non-blocking Modules 2&3: Extended/Synthesis essay
    An extended/synthesis essay is part of the Culture unit. It is recommended that students get acquainted with the format at the end of module 2 with the deadline for submission set for February.
  • non-blocking Unit tests
    For "Unit tests", the whole year is taken into consideration to count the overall grade. Unit tests are administered at the end of every unit. Tutors may alternatively choose an online format. In case of absence (module 4), a student is only allowed to retake the unit test having provided a medical certificate (sick note). Online tests cannot be retaken.
  • non-blocking In-class participation and attendance
    For "In-class participation and attendance", the whole year is taken into consideration to count the overall grade. Assessed in the following way. Attendance + active participation = 1. Attendance + lack of / no participation = 0,4. N/A = 0. For instance, three modules have 44 classes in total, which is 44 points max. If a student attends and actively participates in 26 classes, just attends 13 classes with no participation and skips 5 classes: 1) 26 * 1 + 13 * 0,4 + 5 * 0 = 31,2 points out of 44 points max; 2) 31,2 * 10 / 44 = 7 out of 10 is the "In-class participation and attendance" grade. Students who were absent (module 4) can be allowed to "retake" this section if they can provide a sick note. They will have to complete an in-class task of tutor's choice. However, 0,4 points is max in this case and the deadline for submissions is set by a tutor, at least one week before the exam period.
  • non-blocking Final exam
    Only Module 4 oral exam is taken into consideration.
  • non-blocking Productive
    For "Productive", the whole year is taken into consideration to count the overall grade. This part includes all assignments: home tasks, presentations, in-class discussions, quizzes, etc. Students who were absent (module 4) can be allowed to "retake" this section if they can provide a sick note. The deadline for such submissions is set by a tutor, at least one week before the exam period. Late submissions (module 4) can be allowed at tutor's discretion, yet with 7 points max and an additional deadline not later than a week after the original one.
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2022/2023 3rd module
    0.25 * Modules 2&3: Extended/Synthesis essay + 0.25 * Modules 2&3: Productive + 0.25 * Modules 2&3: In-class participation and attendance + 0.25 * Modules 2&3: Unit tests
  • 2022/2023 4th module
    0.3 * Final exam + 0.2 * Productive + 0.2 * Unit tests + 0.3 * In-class participation and attendance
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Поплавская, Т. В.  Английский язык. Проблемы коммуникации : учебное пособие для вузов / Т. В. Поплавская, Т. А. Сысоева. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2019. — 175 с. — (Университеты России). — ISBN 978-5-534-07461-1. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/442210 (дата обращения: 28.08.2023).

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Bowell, T., Cowan, R., & Kemp, G. (2020). Critical Thinking : A Concise Guide (Vol. Fifth edition). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2240045

Authors

  • BOGOLEPOVA SVETLANA VIKTOROVNA
  • KIRSANOVA MARIYA ALEKSANDROVNA